Clothes washing machine



Jan. 10, 1939.

T. G. POE 2,1 3,

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Application August24, 1937, Serial No. 160,683

3 Claims. (01. 68-135) The present invention relates to an improved ahorizontally disposed cylinder closed at oppoclothes washing machine ofthe portable tub type site ends. The upper segment is cut away andprovided with a suitable stand and rotary agifashioned into a framingIllIl ll having an intator means confined within the limits of the tub,wardly projecting ledge 12 to accommodate the and the purpose of theinvention is to generally marginal supporting flange or lip 13 on thecon- 5 improve upon structures of this general type, vex cover M. Thecover is provided with an the principal novelty being predicated on theappropriate handle or hand grip IE to facilitate agitator construction.application and removal. In practice this is a As implied by thepreceding opening staterelatively small domestic type washer toaccomment, I am sufliciently conversant with the genmodate some 15 togallons of fluid. 10 eral state of the prior art to realize that variousThe principal objective is to provide in a cylintypes of clothes washingmachines have been drical tub of this type an ingenious fool-proofperfected and marketed, some being power o-pand safety-type agitatorunit It. This is a metal erated and others hand operated to actuate thestructure and is characterized by .a pair of seg- 15 internal wateragitating and clothes pounder mental end or head plates ll having theirapex 15 means. Thus, I aim to provide a structure ends connected withappropriate journals I8. wherein a new type agitator is incorporated.The journals are mounted for rotation in suitable More specifically, Ihave evolved and strucbearings i9 having stufiing boxes. One journalturally perfected a revolvable agitator unit such projects and carries ahand crank 28 to facilitate 20 as may be conveniently operated by a handcrank, rotation of the agitator unit It through a com- 20 the same beingingenious in that it is of the dual plete revolution. It is obvious, ofcourse, that pounder type, the pounding or impact elements poweroperated means can be employed instead being expressly designed tofacilitate circulation of a hand crank. Swung or supported horizonofwater therethrough while at the same time tally between the head platesii are spaced parproviding the desired safety clothes washingallelclothes pounders 2| forming water agitating 25 action. bafiles.These are duplicate in construction and Other features and advantageswill become each is of triangular cross-sectional form as seen morereadily apparent from the following dein Figure 7. The bottom plate 22is provided scription and drawings. with transverse longitudinallyspaced slots 23 as In the drawings, wherein like numerals are broughtout to advantage in Figure 6. The in- 30 employed to designate likeparts throughout the wardly diverging walls denoted by the numeralsviews: 24, 25 are imperforate. The companion out- Figure 1 is a viewshowing a suitable legwardly slanting or diverging walls 25 areproequipped stand supporting the improved tubvided with a plurality oforifices or apertures 25 type washer constructed in accordance with myto set up the desired agitation and circulation of 5 ideas. water suchas is contained in the tub. The tri- Figure 2 is an end view of Figurel. observing angular pounders are fashioned from metal and it in adirection from left to right. provided with attaching end members 26suit- Figure 3 is a top plan view with the cover reably attached to thebifurcated ends of the end moved to show the interior. plates 11. Thus,the gist of the invention resides 40 Figure 4 is a longitudinal orcentral vertical in the provision of the spaced parallel, orsubsectional view taken approximately on the plane stantially so,agitating members 2|, these being of the line 4-4 of Figure 3.triangular in cross-sectional form and having Figure 5 is a transverseor vertical section on suitably arranged apertures to facilitate liquidthe line 5--5 of Figure 1. circulation. This particular shaping and ar-45 Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the novel rangement seems aptlyfitted for the purposes inagitator unit. tended and, from experience, isshown to be well Figure 7 is a crosssection, on an enlarged adapted tothe usage intended. scale, the section being on the line 1--1 of Fig- Asbefore indicated, I am sufficiently well ac- 5 ure 6. quainted with thegeneral state of the prior art Referring now to the drawings bydistinsuishto realize that tubs with movable agitator means ingreference numerals, it will be observed that therein are old in manystyles and varieties. In the tub 8 is supported on an appropriate legthesmall washer constructions, however, it has equipped stand or base 9.The tub, with the rebeen generally considered proper to useoscillamovable cover or lid I4 in place, is in the form of tory poundersand agitators. These are fre- 55 quently of the single bar or elementtype. Thus, the essential newness here is predicated upon a revolvableagitator wherein thebaflie or pounder members revolve through acomplete. orbital path. Not only this, the pounders themselves are ofsuch shape and arrangement as to avoid tearing of the contents of thetub and to at the same time insure safe and easy removal of dirt. Ishall not, however, attempt to go into the commercial or scientificphases of the invention, for, persons skilled in the art to which thestructure relates are well posted on these phases.

It is thought that the description taken in connection with the drawingswill enable a clear understanding of the invention to be had. Therefore,a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

While the preferred embodiment of the in.

vention has been shown and described, it is to be understood that minorchanges coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted toif desired.

I claim:

1. A clothes washing machine of the class described comprising arelatively fixed tub, said tub being of cylindrical cross-sectionalform, and an agitator mounted for rotation in said tub, said agitatorembodying segmental end plates, and pounder members supported betweenthe outer peripheral edge portions of said plates, said pounder membersbeing spaced apart and each member being of substantially triangularshape in cross section, with one wall located adjacent the innercircumference of the tub, and said wall having transverse slots therein,another wall having openings therein and the third Wall beingimperforate, and each pounder member being of hollow construction.

2. As a component part of a washing machine of the class described, anagitator unit comprising an elongated pounding element of triangularshape in cross-sectional form and hollow, the outer wall of the elementbeing formed with longitudinally spaced transversely disposed slots andone of the other walls being provided with a, multiplicity of orifices.

3. As a component part of a clothes washing machine of the classdescribed, an agitator unit comprising a pair of end plates adapted forrotatable mounting in a clothes and water containing tub, and a pair ofduplicate agitating and pounding members supported between said plates,said pounding members being spaced apart and having their ends connectedwith the plates and each member being of triangular shape in crosssection and of hollow construction, that wall of each member adjacentthe'tub having transverse slots therein, that wall which faces the otherpounding member being imperforate, and the third wall havingperforations therein.

THOMAS G. POE.

